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stardust

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“the fault, dear brutus, is not in our stars
but in ourselves, that we are underlings.”


i can feel the stardust coursing
through out my tangled veins
it  tickles the underside of my skin
and it gives me goose bumps

it’s painting my insides rich
with peach tea and possibilities,
when everyone else is colored with
denture cream and low self esteem

and sometimes the comets leak
through my teeth, making me say
things that sound like soap bubbles
in callused and cupped palms

so i must be destined for something great,
because the galaxy’s got itself caught in me
The quotation is from Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. First time I've ever used a quote in my poetry, and that wasn't actually my original plan, but it really ties in nicely. So this is what I've been working on over the weekend, and I quite like it. It was really hard to get right, but I'm glad I finally did!
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sublime-ape's avatar
FANTASTIC!!! i love every line in this! a poem of really cosmic proportions.